South Africa Beat India in 1st T20 Match in series,2015

South Africa was scheduled to play a 3 Match T 20 International Series in India in 2015. Both teams have great players and all rounder’s and match winners and it would be interesting to see them battle in this series. The 1st T 20 international match was to be played on Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala, India on 2nd Oct, 2015.

South Africa won the toss and opts to bowl first; this is how South Africa team and 11 was looking like in this 1st T 20 international Match: Jean Paul Duminy, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers (wk), David Miller, Imran Tahir, Faf du Plessis (c), Marchant de Lange, Farhaan Behardien, Chris Morris, Kyle Abbott, Kagiso Rabada

And Indian team and 11 was looking like this in this 1st T 20 international Match: MS Dhoni (c & wk), Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sreenath Aravind, Ambati Rayudu, Mohit Sharma, Axar Patel

India started very well and was able to make total of 199 runs 20 over’s at the loss of 5 wickets and with top scores by Indian Right hand opener R Sharma who made 106 runs in 66 balls with 12 4’s and 5 six at the strike rate of 161 runs in 100 balls.

And Star Batsman V kohli that made 43 runs in 27 balls with 1 4’s and 3 six at the strike rate of 159 runs in 100 balls.

South Africa was needed to score target of 200 runs in 20 over’s to win this game and take 2-0 lead in this 3 Match T 20 International Series.

South Africa batted very well and was able to chase the target of 200 runs in 19.4 over’s and was top scored by J P Duminy who made 68 runs in 34 balls with 1 4’s and 7 six at the strike rate of 200 runs in 100 balls.

South Africa won the match by 8 wickets and leads the series 1-0.

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